William hurt, charlotte gainsbourg, anna paquin, nic knight. Jane eyre 1996 tea with mussolini 1999 callas forever 2002 bibliography. Franco zeffirelli e um diretor, roteirista italiano. This hollywood version, directed by franco zeffirelli, is similar to the original. Above him, the little town clung to the hillside, each house stacked above the last. Franco zeffirelli simple english wikipedia, the free. The screenplay is written by moira buffini based on charlotte brontes 1847 novel of the same name, a classic of the gothic, bildungsroman, and romance genres. Based on one of the bestloved and most widely read english novels, jane eyre, starring academy award winner william hurt as the proud and passionate rochester and charlotte gainsbourg as the resilient governess jane, is a compelling new version of charlotte brontes masterpiece, directed by franco zeffirelli. Even the sentimental 1996 franco zeffirelli version, with william hurt.
This hollywood version, directed by franco zeffirelli, is similar to the original novel, although it compresses and eliminates most of the plot in the last quarter of the book the running away, the trials and tribulations, new found relations. It pisses me off how they ruin some movies based upon books. Jane eyre is a 1996 american, british, french and italian romantic epic and dramatic feature film adaptation of charlotte brontes 1847 novel jane eyre. Jane eyre with william hurt as rochester sounds dicey enough, but the last thing you expect from zeffirellis latest is a jane without juice. He was also an opera director and a designer of italian operas. An orphaned young girl, jane eyre anna paquin, suffers humiliation and abuse at the hands of her aunt fiona shaw and is subsequently banished to a strict boarding school for several years. Franco zeffirellis version of charlotte brontes gothic masterpiece gets a predictably romantic and stately treatment. Reed fiona shaw, and sent to be raised in a harsh charity school for girls. Anna paquin, billie whitelaw, charlotte gainsbourg, elle macpherson, geraldine chaplin, joan plowright, julian fellowes, samuel west, william hurt. Im a devoted jane eyre fan, and this is my favorite movie adaptation, in spite of. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. Director franco zeffirelli stresses emotional realism over gothic chills in this restrained adaptation of charlotte brontes classic. Franco zeffirelli, kbe 12 february 1923 15 june 2019 was an italian director and producer of movies and television. However, hurt is not a believable rochester, and the script omits or changes some vital scenes while adding trite dialogue.
Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. Gian franco corsi zeffirelli kbe, grande ufficiale omri 12 february 1923 15 june 2019, commonly known as franco zeffirelli italian pronunciation. Analysis the tragedy of romeo and juliet by william shakespeare is considered by many the greatest love stories ever written. Hugh whitemore, franco zeffirelli, franco zeffirelli, william hurt, charlotte gainsbourg. Jane eyre is a 2011 romantic drama film directed by cary fukunaga and starring mia wasikowska and michael fassbender. What makes jane eyre work so well is the classic purity of the two central characters charlotte gainsbourg makes for an oddly appealing but deliberately unlovely and severe jane previous actresses have included susannah york and joan fontaine and in the 2011 cary fukunagas is played by mia wasikowska and william hurt is excellent as an. Upon her release, the adult jane charlotte gainsbourg becomes a governess at thornfield hall, caring for the child of mr. The screenplay, by zeffirelli and hugh whitmore, remains relatively faithful to the original story, beginning with a condensed look at the troubled childhood of young jane anna paquin and her mistreatment by a cruel aunt. Jun 25, 2019 romeo and juliet were upstairs asleep in the castle, and franco zeffirelli kept the night watch alone. Dive deep into charlotte brontes jane eyre with extended analysis, commentary, and discussion.
Italian director franco zeffirelli started out as an actor in the stage productions of luchino visconti, then worked as an assistant on several viscontidirected films. Jane eyre is an orphan cast out as a young girl by her aunt, mrs. A 1996s jane eyre fan video, with william hurt as edward rochester and charlotte gainsbourg as jane eyre. While the music on the cd is the same as in the movie and just as beautiful, the. Jane eyre cary fukunaga revises a classic the new york times. Jane eyre franco zeffirelli william hurt heads an awardwinning cast in this critically acclaimed production of charlotte brontes classic story of a young woman who triumphs over fate and long hidden secrets to experience passion and romance. The new jane eyre has been directed and cowritten by franco zeffirelli, the italian director of films and opera who is drawn to english literature.
Film del 1996 di franco zeffirelli,con charlotte gainsbourg,william hurt,josephine serre. He was also a senator from 1994 until 2001 for the italian centreright forza italia party some of his operatic designs and productions have. Jan 14, 2018 a 1996s jane eyre fan video, with william hurt as edward rochester and charlotte gainsbourg as jane eyre. Anos depois, jane charlotte gainsbourg sai do colegio e comeca a trabalhar como governanta na casa do sr. Specular captation and metafictional devices in zeffirellis jane eyre. Richard warwick, maria schneider, franco zeffirelli, dyson lovell, charlotte. Yet many moments of the movie are flooded with sunlight in the beautiful derbyshire countryside. Jane eyre anna paquin and charlotte gainsbourg is an orphan cast out as a young girl by her aunt, mrs. Franco zeffirelli 1923 biography on film reference.
The latest version jane eyre, the ultimate chick flick comes, on pbs is far more. Charlotte brontes jane eyre seems to be remade as a film every five years. In his early theatre projects, his sceneries and sketches were pictorial. The museum begins along the staircase that leads to the first floor, with a tribute to the maggio musicale fiorentino, recalling the historic productions of william shakespeares troilus and cressida franco zeffirellis debut in scenography for the director luchino visconti. Find similar and related movies for jane eyre 1996 franco zeffirelli on allmovie. The new jane eyre has been directed and cowritten by franco zeffirelli, the italian director of films and opera who is drawn to english. The maestro franco zeffirelli when they discovered him, franco zeffirelli was only a set and costume designer. He sat crosslegged on the old stone wall of the palazzo borghese and sipped brandy from a paper cup. Franco zeffirelli and john tooley on tosca 1964, the guardian london, 23 july 2012 on. Anna paquin, billie whitelaw, charlotte gainsbourg, elle macpherson, geraldine chaplin, joan plowright, julian. Parlons peinture, as andre lohtes famous title goes, could have been the definition of the historic and theoretical matrix of his creations.
Italian directors franco zeffirelli multilingual books. Sadly, i felt no chemistry between jane and rochester, but have yet to decide if that was the directing or acting. A wide variety of literature, despite how renowned, is susceptible to great alterations that may change the entire meaning of the work, such as romeo and juliet. Zeffirelli then chose charlotte brontes 1847 novel, jane eyre for his next project. Charlotte gainsbourg gave a sweet performance, but it wasnt jane eyre.
Franco zeffirellis adaptation of jane eyre find, read and cite all the research you need on. Cary fukunaga, the director of the new movie version of jane eyre. Jane eyre e um romance da escritora britanica charlotte bronte publicado em 1847. The museum will host over 250 works by maestro zeffirelli, including set designs, drawings and costume sketches. With william hurt, charlotte gainsbourg, anna paquin, nic knight. There she learns to be come a teacher and eventually seeks. After world war ii, zeffirelli launched a career designing, costuming, and directing operas, a field of entertainment to which hed return periodically throughout his life and which led to his first directorial credit, the. Reed, and sent to be raised in a harsh charity school for girls. Behind him, the wall fell 100 feet into the valley.
There she learns to become a teacher and eventually seeks employment outside of the school. Jane eyre anna paquin and charlotte gainsbourg is an orphan cast out as a young girl by her. The film, also named jane eyre, is an american, british, french and italian romantic epic and was mostly filmed at haddon hall, bakewell, derbyshire, uk. Franco zeffirelli, original name gianfranco corsi, born february 12, 1923, florence, italydied june 15, 2019, rome, italian director, designer, and producer of opera, theatre, motion pictures, and television, particularly noted for the authentic details and grand scale of his opera productions and for his film adaptations of shakespeare. Franco zeffirelli was born on february 12, 1923 in florence, tuscany, italy as gian franco corsi. Jane eyre originariamente pubblicato col titolo di jane eyre. Overall, i get what zeffirelli was doing with the long drawn out shots but there was something off about it. After a harsh childhood, orphan jane eyre is hired by edward rochester, the brooding lord of a mysterious manor house, to care for his young daughter. A famous director franco zeffirelli and bigname cast william hurt, charlotte gainsbourg, joan plowright, anna paquin, etc. Franco zeffirelli biography childhood, life achievements. If you are new to jane eyre or a seasoned fan who is looking for a great film adaptation, the one by far the best in terms of accuracy, passionate portrayal of characters, beautiful original dialogue, great chemistry between the main characters, and satisfying length is the 1983 miniseries with timothy dalton and zelah clarke you just have to. The first two of those films were bursting with life and color. William hurt, charlotte gainsbourg, joan plowright, anna. Vlad, alessio, claudio capponi, capponi, claudio jane eyre.
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